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#1 Posted by osar9i1 (11 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

hey guys. im actually new to comics and i need help figuring out were to actually start. what are some good comics you recomend and waht issue should i start off at? thanks

#2 Posted by xerox_kitty (15758 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

What kind of things do you like so far? Or what TV programmes & movies do you like? It helps to know what your tastes are.

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#3 Posted by sora_thekey (7852 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

Xerox is right....

Do you like heroes like Superman, Batman, Wonder Womand and the Jusstice League?
Do you like Spider-Man, Iron Man, and the X-Men?
or do you like Watchmen, Hellboy and Buffy?

That way it be easier to pick a title for you!

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#4 Posted by G'bandit (13689 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

Deadpool!!!!!!!!! Battle for the cowl and the avengers

#5 Posted by Calvin (3479 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

@sora_thekey: Yes what do you like? Good old superheroes like Spider-man? Dark ones like Wolverine? No powers like Batman? Lots of powers like Superman? Do you want other stuff too or just superhero stuff?

#6 Posted by osar9i1 (11 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

@Calvin:
well i really like xmen and i have read a couple wolverine comics and they were prity good. i also like batman but idk what do you recomend?

#7 Posted by osar9i1 (11 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

@xerox-kitty:
i was into the xmen animated series

#8 Posted by xerox_kitty (15758 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

Batman: Long Halloween & Hush.

X-Men: Messiah Complex, Fall of the Mutants, Inferno... There's always the Essential volumes to help catch up with all the old stuff... I'm sure other members will think of something else.

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#9 Posted by Calvin (3479 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

@osar9i1: As you may already heard Bruce Wayne the classic Batman is "out of town". So if you want to give a try to the new Batman you may like to pick Batman and Robin #1 - It's a brand new team! Or maybe you can start by reading Battle for the Cowl of Batman! - If you prefer classic Batman there's Batman Confidential a comic book I think it's not in the current events of Bruce's life, but I don't think I ever read any of the confidential, so I don't know how good the comic is. Like xerox-kitty said, Hush is a cool comic, Batman fans always like it, the art is just so beautiful and all cool characters are there like Catwoman, Superman, Poison Ivy....Personally as fan of both Superman and Batman I love a good story of the Superman / Batman comic book, a book just for the best team-up ever!

As for the X-Men I like the classic touch of the X-Men: First Class =D

Just for the heck of it I leave you with a few teasers for Batman: Hush

#10 Posted by sora_thekey (7852 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

@osar9i1: In my part I agree with Calvin he know his stuff..... Go with Uncanny X-men: First Class

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#11 Posted by osar9i1 (11 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

@Calvin: thank alot man! =]

#12 Posted by osar9i1 (11 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

@xerox-kitty: thanks! ill check that out

#13 Posted by John Valentine (15777 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

sora_thekey said:

@osar9i1: In my part I agree with Calvin he know his stuff..... Go with Uncanny X-men: First Class [more]

If you want an absolutely crap X-comic then go for it. Otherwise do as Xerox-Kitty suggested and get some classic Uncanny X-Men with the Essential trades. Messiah Complex and Whedon's Astonishing are also really good, and I would highly recommend Grant Morrisson's run on New X-Men. As for current X-comics, X-Force is a great.

As far as Batman is concerned I would definately do as others have suggested and buy Batman and Robin #1, a great first issue for a promising series.

#14 Posted by geraldthesloth (33313 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

Check this list right here.

http://tinypic.com/r/2a84xs9/5

The best reads out there for any company

#15 Posted by sora_thekey (7852 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

John Valentine said:

sora_thekey said: @osar9i1: In my part I agree with Calvin he know his stuff..... Go with Uncanny X-men: First Class ... [more]

I meant Uncanny X-Men: First Class not Uncanny X-men!!!!

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#16 Posted by John Valentine (15777 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

sora_thekey said:

John Valentine said: sora_thekey said: @osar9i1: In my part I agree with Calvin he know his stuff..... Go with Uncanny ... [more]

Uncanny X-men First Class is a lot worse than Uncanny X-Men.

#17 Posted by sora_thekey (7852 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

John Valentine said:

sora_thekey said: John Valentine said: sora_thekey said: @osar9i1: In my part I agree with Calvin he know his stuff..... Go ... [more]

How so if Uncanny X-Men hasn't been released?

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#18 Posted by John Valentine (15777 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

sora_thekey said:

John Valentine said: sora_thekey said: John Valentine said: sora_thekey said: @osar9i1: In my part I agree with Calvin he know ... [more]

Because every single First Class comics has been dreadful.

#19 Posted by sora_thekey (7852 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

John Valentine said:

sora_thekey said: John Valentine said: sora_thekey said: John Valentine said: sora_thekey said: @osar9i1: In my part I agree with Calvin ... [more]

No they haven't they've actually been very entretaining!

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#20 Posted by burr787 (2504 posts) - 3 years, 11 months ago - Show Bio

If your into the Dark Knight movie than defiantly the Killing Joke, the Man who Laughs, and the Long Halloween.